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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Special Measures Act, 2006 (Act No. 11 of 2006)

6. Access control measures

 

(1) No person may enter a designated area unless he or she is in possession of an accreditation card allowing him or her to enter and be in that area.

 

(2) A peace officer must—
(a) request any person who wishes to enter or is found in a designated area to produce an accreditation card authorising such person to enter and be in that area;
(b) refuse a person permission to enter a designated area unless such person produces an accreditation card authorising him or her to enter and be in that area; and
(c) remove any person from a designated area if such person is found in that area and, upon the request of the peace officer, refuses or fails to produce an accreditation card authorising him or her to enter and be in that area.

 

(3) A peace officer may use such force as may be reasonably necessary in and proportional to the circumstances in order to exercise any power in terms of subsection (2).

 

(4) Any person who—
(a) contravenes or fails to comply with this section; or
(b) obstructs or hinders any peace officer in the exercise of his or her powers under this section,

is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both a fine and such imprisonment.